Cops: Drunk driver was five times the legal limit

CATSKILL — A Kingston man who was driving erratically Tuesday on the Thruway had a blood-alcohol content five times the legal limit, State Police said.

Brian M. Tumas was taken to Kingston Hospital after troopers said they determined his blood-alcohol content was .43 percent, or five times the .08 percent content for driving while intoxicated under state law.

A blood-alcohol content of .45 percent or more can be fatal.

Tumas of Hurley Avenue was arrested after police received a 2:05 p.m. report of an intoxicated driver in a red Jeep traveling south from Saugerties.

State Police said they spotted the Jeep in the town of Catskill after they said the driver made an illegal U-turn.

Tumas was charged with resisting arrest and aggravated driving while intoxicated.

State Police said Tumas was being held for observation at Kingston Hospital. He was given appearance tickets for Catskill Town Court.